The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-15 00:00:00

• r' s i lo 0 L tip; it tilS c i t un d opt "' A r , t a nout )13," i; of Nvg , Lf clev 6 ; Bagr e A indee" ' S ha 101 O te en " te ofl fier! s vriO la a f it otei 0 )° ig be Alt i# .1110951. 0.d91' dor, „judo fo r 103 .42 0t° "1 0 ~ 2 0i" ::,34s t° I thou RO. o w 1 )14, 137 F'e etifr ley tit° re 0 We' doll ee d'li hitt', so# a itivr 9 to p 2 45 ,40 13. at ipl~ sa t' l 4 ;o' off $a os P; ( 9 os >O B 00 C IA 15 ci: l A r o'l 1 91 ojfto'oci' 1* "JO' , • ' 10%75 , . • joy y • ...JO:: 5' ••few' 10.0 •• 301. ~ "Jar .7 8 0. Jits ll ,• 3. 0 .0, 0 f e 1 1 1. °. t po' , re .00 et, po net oe , P , lo cr ' fr. 1 0 d or I G L el 000,:;,f II it P` Si' fi e o p 0 CO °id URNINITRE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and he kr,,L,,°°Rl-71,0T1T, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in g9odq' f ' r n , egardless of amount or distance. F7st• clasg (3 r,„,, " a r , nd-class pri‘ , es. Terms peculiarly liberal t frot h, i T 4 and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select Ev Q7 arsri.la'?ed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. et . (~ hi ; „le warranted IllSii ~,- t mEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR c ~r. .. e e re aPectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett , and equalled publishing. an entirely New Edition of thei , un admire ; HOUSE EURNISIIING GUIDE, illnstrated by .110 I3ed,t e J ,,ie e ngravings of every description of Furniture and post_ fr tt ua, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and corrtm et° application. This costly work also contains sz,4-"e.„‘e estimates for furnishing on the Lllowing revised A Six-ror,med Parsonage An E ight -roomed ditto A T en-roorved ditto 7 A Twelve -roomed cUtto 191 11 0 " t iler with a erice List of purified Bedding, and a mass 2.4%(1t "Vahla-bie i nform.ationto all requiring'househ 31d furniture, r *,..Pet4, or beddin g. References kindly permitted to C'e ... y Wells' 80xerf.orildnr‘ -3137' ch i ' o rd , eOrttl. - m ?ii in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Preston, Grimsby, Ityde, plytuouto, kinst Moo. Gainshormigh, Margate. Kidder 4t: Aga,n‘yBc:llivt n; c to e n sie C r t:oydon Cambridge, Staines, Dork . in , g, ipswiCh, Peterborough, St. David s, Grit i n and above 500 other places in all parts of Great , I to T 7 ,0 bi, d age al id Vin., General House Furnishers, Deptford n rt, 8 3, 8 l'A-NT from 'LONDON to NEW YORK ( Litni t l l'e, nritisli and A merican Steam Navigation Companyt'll!e 'i,ill. DES Steamers TWICE 'UCH one of the undermentioned e`ory o l k u : ltt SertwE E &CH MONTH for - • I',ox , r , f , Tons. Horse Power. ...... p:00 5t n Capt. GLOVER. NF i"-Nru'i•-',TER:: '0 2,500 510 ..... Capt._ C i orc u i D i • ........ 00 501 Capt. PR° . Th e ...... 2,500 ..... 500 .. apt. HARRIS. t'lnt,Se t nl " lifi Cent Vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean blet „.. 1 8- elDier, and have accommo d a ti on for passenzers re everY comfort The Line will commence early in "load the eXt)ct dare to be fixed in a atter announcement. 2 4 the Victoria Doolze. 41 fr - edZE..lt or passage apply to the Company's Agents, Lu ing and CJ., 70, Cornhill. 7 1 111 CONSOLIDATED DISCOUNT COMPANY (Limited). No. 4, ABCHURCH-LANE. Capital £1,000,000. r Teepn P „„_ DIRECTORS. Walter Constable, Esq. (Messrs. Constable and o,„.3'^es\ Mincing -lane 1,,1V - l e t . s l ?",tlY, Esq. (Messrs. George Denny and Co.), Great yr Oh en s. t) Little, Esq„ Director of the Cape Town Railway. kft,Arthur(of the firm of Wm. and Alexander Au'strali an Merchants), 46, Moorgate-street. ,„os - d 4r ,Fond, Esq. (Messrs. L'argood, allos4z,Land Mellxiurne. King, and Sargood), 4 Ye ePherd 'atcdson Esq., Director of the Buenos ilat n an d Riv Plate It , es er an *4 l , l ll ,t 4 ter .o .l an ' n e P Bo n. Esq. (Messrs. Le Gros Thompr.m and Co.), er Sandeman, Esq. elp) Vanners Sanderson, Esq. Messrs. Sandman & Co; -4) aker,E, E ; * Committee of Management RANKERS. The London and Westminster Bsnk. SOLICITORS. h s ,Tll e b IS Teem's. Sole, 'turners. and Hardwick. -( eetne r leall of this Company being in active operation, the to-,;;,a,te Prepared t,O Discount approved Mercantile Bills . t ..„lnei",..`e advances - dpon nerotlable Securities. - reat" e ceived on deposit, at call and short notice, at the 'Peeiall„„blatket rate r ; and for longer periods upon terms to be u N 4 I NTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL (Limited) are nrepared to RECEIVE SUB . - Tithe (Limited or ' the Capital of the ANGLO-I rALIAN rpoorpqrit ? 'ed der The Companies' Act, I . 86?," by t he a 404 Liability un of the Shareholders will be Limited to r h ares. "0 000 Shares of £5O each. , e4 l Arl , lt powPp I"i n l,,b n lay be e ta'ke 0 n 1 s t ter rt g e'fr n om — time to time such furthe ne a ces ‘ sary for the operations of the Con 4-P0 n, Et Per Share on Application. and further payment on Allotment of £4 per Share. gir J am CouNcir. of DIRECTORS. Th e ea liudson, Turin. ,trou Ricasoli, Florence. ituti,n Lubbock, Fe q. (Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.). , ,itu •-nson, 'Esq. (Ti. Benson and Co.). 11S Bcrdier, Esq. (Bordier. Fabric, and Co). arle(„irederick Do ulton Fsq.• MY' u; „ osenen, (Fruhling and Goschen). Geoi;nino, Gardenll . (I. col , Le E oni, o and CO Nsq. ar,es ateeß - e , - / o Esq. (I. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co.). Co.. R obarta BANKERS. Lubbock, and c 15, Lombard-street, EC. 4 ess i . -8. Eircliazt, Dal Sni i i e ' nr i l irat, and Ward, 46, Parlia ment-stronet,Westminster. BROKERS. Atect "l.'4. S eymour and Co. 38, Throgmorton-street. Cazenove and Co' Threadneedle-street. , Ton for Officrit-5" 1. Old Broad-street. t?til:Dlieations for shares are to be addressei to the Directors Illie4lnternational Financial Society (Limited), but no an .„„etinl.".L Will be eons Tiered unless acconled by the ti- of Messrs, Robaris. Lubbock, and . Cod , the Bankers Lhker ( "ParlY, or of Messrs. Glyn. MA, and Co., the lear e s 8 of the International Financial 'Ziociety, for L . l per l'Phi r ,,T, l the number of shares applied for. This sum will be Ny''ltt the event of the application not being acceded an allotment is made, IA will be applied towards P't ot £4 per share then due. I\QLO-ITALIAN RANK (LTMTTED).— The Directors ot the INTERNATIONAL FINAN- ItIipSOCINTY (Vanited), hereby din' notice that NO 4 411)c "ER APPLICATIONS for SHARES in the above Will be received after SATURDAY, the 16th instant. By order, .. . WALTER A. MICHAEL, Secretary. r'4 ' Mel troad-street, Jan. 14, IF(4. /VEST-RIM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY al £l,ooo.erm. in 10,e(01-0 Capital izutited). Depomit lO:.opcilir"ease. hares or £lO ea^l.l. With power The I.lability First iss'ie, 25, 00 Shares. oeactrihrther call is, nnticipated. out Share, and lOs, on allotment, beyond which 01, 11 ,, a + re lrier is strictly limited to the Chief Ofric e , anl . 3 T r . - : 0 k his Shares. CITA I nmAiNnb-7. 777; streamßinkaneilceL, r London ; M r. , , Tri 'll i l e tECT i OP.S. for" , M.P. for Oldham, Pe .,..lanehesici.. 1411 ": 1 011 ; and l i he Grange, Urmston, near '.'•Candlish g, , Curerr sandr,re2, J. P. (ex-Mayor of Sunderlan a d , ) ; _m ß an is u h f o ae p: ir &ril tu 'i) , llti n, ijanuricilL,inSeahaxn, Middlesborough , a —hoe B aiilsilliam I._ hampipn de Crespiginy, Bart., Wyven %alt., Middle' Itrl'ls Frere,Zx ; and Champion Lodge, Surrey. th4tek, Esq., 'Examiner, nive, on, l o n n d . Ta a k n ine . alter to Parlia k Fuller and Shirley, Croydon, 112, Piccadilly, London ; and Stoke Poges, .0 , 11 1 ; 11°nd, Escl. 31 D. 15 Lower Seymour-street, Portman -01e ge, London'. and ' Up'ton House, Wattord, Herts. 1 4 i , , T it t nc i r es . te lt r : E. ' Howard, D C.L., Distributor of Stamps, ' l Oll "rm, Esq-, Secretary to the Dock Company, King sY4°l1 -001 -IT ' q " r T t g e t r , ,h, ~-8 1 111 and Bessie, Yorkshire. c A P t _e q t Yj inLr i l i n a g n ; c la es i l rr t , r .... eover Hall. Chashire, Chair '''', -A. t ,., : he Cheshire Midland Railway Company. e r,l le)s..tieY, Esq., 9, Berkeley-street, Piccadilly ; and Carl . P4l, Spey, London. 11!, 1 41tta . rt Neale, Esq., Lin:oln's-inn, London; and West viiipT,p..sci ent, JJ.P.Alderman and ex-Mayor), Beechfield, 0441kibati4;11/16Brm. ing . ham, Director of the Birmingham and 4. ; 1 ( 111 ' Price, Req.oh 4 ;.pa.k. ..London. ,11, Prince's-terrace, Prince's-gate, . 11 .ta tie rcliff e, Oldham Messrs. Samuel Radcliffe and Sons, of It 1 01, tee, and Rochdale. .t,,,irkyd-Tblli rtlitiAtocnliffE. 3 F. S t :A. J. P. (Alderman and ex -Ma yor), asto' n, Birmingham, Director of the 11 41 attet'In and MidlAnd Bank. ~ • 1- ;1.10.,tie',(13)1Cr.eF,., agent to the Earl of Derby, Stand Hall, ' Ille ner ralla 'n , Esq., Registrar of the Chancery Court, Man- With power to add to their number. GENERAL MANAGER. Arthur Scratehley, Esq., M.A. Ita h ., G' -4 ° ll 111 GOLICITORS. it ' bre a E ir . , Esq., 40, Brown-street, Manchester. Sir W ' c l , 1 4, Great Queen-street, "Westminster. I. ll * W. ca,.a BROKERS. 1)11:Pd011. -- "` . en and Son, 2, Royal Exchange-buildings, 3t eAsr a l . :„.,Alle n E "11kitisn ands Indiabuildings, Manchester. 34'e lngleby, Hull. : N nitzh ,:sit.stiarn and ti s . 7.. tt: d rn ' i -4 '41; 1 411 Th, Cocks 13AN d x• C E o R , s 4 . 1, Charing-cross, London. It all " e '„ s eat r , ..X l 4l ll and Bank, 17, Union-street, Bir -..er. e - r.a, County Bank (Limited), York-street, _EiECRETARY I LONDON. Uh arles Harding N , Esq., F.S.S. I%..,.CIVETARY IN MANCHESTER. 4- ". tridges Row, Esq., B.A. . (11, 41111 P,..._ --- 4floirmbe/iikktIDGED PROSPECTUS. :its . 41 th Vaving been established n t d o work in con -1 operacteBoele"e Western, Manchester, B a 2 lonnodon-Life -141 ar 4 l ON wtiY, instituted in the yeari4 , will mmence I. Ar e IP ut d th rnany substantial advantages over other bli es alliab, e rtakin go. 9 ,ed dent aro . -• A ' wuog s. Widely -diffused connections already este ,l4ll w„large e,influen,e and support have been se p %ed. ` 1 ,(11 .'tki11„,,,,414, ber of agencies, completely organise and in 4i vo lid. IfF t - '"r, with frilly appointed chief , fficesßLon -1)(44;"01, p?'hester, and branch offices at Birmingham .nal io r Ilt Dhic„Yraoutti, Shrewsbury, Bradford, and other 1 *lll°o thea'es; (4 1)4 ' Baste,iges, the formation of this Company Th ai ll i ii e,cl 'with small expetTe, and a large amount also c,fl)freetoi,lue i rnmediately obtained. tl Dect m hareho7de:rrissider that the interestsof insurers, and best promotedby treating every . 11°11 til'el:k °ll it ' "Alvd m l e l r b i?swithout referenc a to any tariff. 14,14, r efUt4 11 1 Of no allotment beinc,r made, the deposit will 0b1.°41 11 1). 41 f ull. A large number of shares is already , 4 1 ) 1ctii ,„ 11 1 a s i- ,.,' ,1 at 8 ; arZld forms of application for shares may be 2e -,lici tor t s i— ' f nue of the Company, of the Brokers, and of -,......._ . .• IV- ,"Zi•,. Atol-'-:,AN FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY l , t...,0' IS lIEREahntIVIN That the LIST of vdll t'i-4 1101 1 . 8 f SITARFS in this Company and sl. then '°l' London°r SATURDAY, the 16th inst., s':Aintry, on. Z.Pa. .... , - , A Al, the 18th inst. Pv Order. Ilec,4ll2llltß S CRTi:IT LEY, M.A , General Manwer. ' -4‘-, Offices, 3, I.l,, rliament-street, Londeo, 11 1112; E ME D A L —INTERNATIONAL ttA.,CIS TUC XER EXIIIB ITION, 1862.' -" CO Wax Chandlers, &C., &c., To th e Queen and the I'. ince of Wales. t ' s l ; l ".'„e au rora , , (Established 17?0.) ni. '` , Ps t o 1 Il e (Established on Wax and Church Candles, r i u n ck l:6 r :, , ,taluzlttirte excellence of the quality of Messrs. ' Tl.l44leti ;1 pail sh,, • • W A i 44,1 Co. subject of c '"Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, „ i , I\litinvwe Nus d th 78:— to_ the recommendation ~1141(1," -:.v0.. thei'l;nl f T l can eg i ' t ' i n ee l relyin myturn,.. com -liiit,,,t '` lll to tl,e clei:',ult 8 • f il'i , lltar." Orkp' Tlalitv • ' Y or 1 , Ilhe patent. , 1:lry :. 1 With Platted Wicks, dd. per lb • vi.,c• qudlity • • •• • • • • • • 0 ( 1, per lb. %',''',lco:l:lll]tri;A'4l,P, CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Is. sd. per lb. hil4l,llltibty '. *. • • • • :: ls ' . 3(1. per lb. s ld in . .e,att:1411111:1:43'11.1.1..0nd0n on .... Orde : r : s of iive P . o . un is d . ' ootl,, 1,. I'lltA-NCIS TUCKER AND CO., value. - .Loft Manufactot7— Th e la on-strept, Grosveno--square. ICertsinrrt 'established 1730). lanes Psitablishr;°llt ( in - Fn, ,, land tor the Manufacture Qt Wkx cauclil: for th ' e me °I the Altar. N°. 22,326. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. MURRAY Juat ready, in 3 vols., Dedicated to the Duchess of Athole, ELL A NOR MA N OR, A WOMAN'S PERILS. By ELIZABETH A. MURRAY. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. On January 21, in 2 vols , post Bvo., BEL L A I)ONNA Or, The Cross before the Name. A Novel. By GILBERT DYCE. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. MODERN STANDARD COOKERY nooNs. FRANCATELLI'S COOK'S GUIDE. I,COO Recipes. 40 Illustrations. ss. PRANCATN_ILLPS MODERN COOK. 1,500 Recipes. 60 Illustrations. 12s. WHAT TO DO WITH TFI HI COLD MUTTON. 2s. 6d. EVERYBODY'S PUDDING BOOK. 2s. 6d. THE LADY'S DESSERT BOOK. 2s. 6d. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THE TRIALS OF THE TREDGOLDS. The New Novel, by DUTTON COOK, Author of "Leo," may be now obtained at all the Libraries and Book sellers, in 3 volumes, post Bvo. - - London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 14, Ludgate hilL Now ready, leap., price is. fd., cloth (post age 2d,), THE INNKE fi;PER'S LEGAL GUIDE : What he Must Do, What be May Do, and What he May Not Do. A Handy-Book to the Liabilites. limited and unlimited, of Inn-Keepers, Alehouse-Keepers, Refreshment house Keepers, &c. With verbatim copies of the Innkeeper's Limited Liability Act, the General Lic ens i ng Act, and Forms. By RICHARD T. TIDSWELL, Esq., of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at- Law. London: Lockwood and Co., 7, Stationers' liall-curt. BFAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME ItAr,fIEL ON "FEMALE GRAZE AND BEAUTY." Just 'published, A II 0 OK OF BEAUTY. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. pHOXF O R D, A, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, by Sir 11. Bishop; also, from LA FORZA DEL DESIINO—Verdi ; by the fol lowing talented artistes .—Misses 'Russell, Townley, Fitz- Henry, IN almsley, Tyrrell, and Elltson ; Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, &c. Solos on the Violin by VIOTTI COLLINS, the cele brated English Violinist. Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO, by Herr SCHALKENI3ACH, the Inventor. Comedy, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man "I, Eucrene, W. Randall,W. T. Critchfield, T. MP.v.lagan, George Hutchen son, and the marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster, THIS EVENING, will be produced, supported by the entire company, a new and original Cantata, entitled "King Christmas." written by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and com posed by W. Meyer Lutz, expressly for the estaNishment. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. pANTERBURY HALL—THE GHOST in the kj MAGIC FOUNTAINS, surpassing any of the Trans formation Scenes cf the Season—one of the most beautiful effects ever produced. The scene, "The Tempest ;" Ariel, Miss E. Townley. The flight of Ariel through the Fairy Fountains is certainly a triumph of art.—Vide Pablo Press. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions of the Estab ishrfunt as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. I • Comedy by Unsworth (the „Teat Stump Orator), Eugene, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, J. Jester, T. Maclagan, &c. Admission, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, le. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.-FRANCONPS GRAND CIRQUE IMPERIAL, EVERY EVENING, at llalt-past Seven ; Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at Two. "This trout eis certainly one et the best we hays had in England for some ye irs. The Cirque Imperial may safely count on along career of prosperity in London."—The Times. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street.—Great Treat for the Juveniles d ur i ng th e Holidays.—The series of Models of the Kings of England, from the Conqueror to that of her present Majesty, attired in the magnificent costumes of their respective reriods, is now near y complete and in the Chamber of Physiognomy are several new additions. Admission, ls. ; extra rooms, (id. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Hay mart. NOTICE. —M. JULLIEN'S P ROMENADE CONCERTS will be continued at the above elegant rooms. Admis.'.on 1.. Conductor— JULLIEN. Solo Performers—MeP'ors. Mosca, Tyler, Horton, Snelling', Prograteki, Matnne: jr, , Lte. Doors Qpen at 8, commence at half-past. Manager, M. GRENET. 20 1 GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. WIRE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. A. Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 o'clock. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife; Julia I'astrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,030 Models, Natural Pre parations, km Egyptian 11Limmies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling ,tor Gentlemen only). SHORTTIAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. Gd. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PIM.; MANUAL. Free by post, Is. 6d. H 0 11 THAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO 1,7 GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient —probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. TF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indizestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. 13c1. gild 2s. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. PIGS ! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, ]Gs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 11 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PESECE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. TVAPNEss.—The SOUND MAGNIFIER I.} - INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe cases of deafness. It fits into the ear, not perceptib'e, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMONS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. MESSRS. BOTT. JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. THE VINTAGE WINE COMPANY Supply the Public, at a small advance on wholesale prices, with every description of Wines and Spirits. Terms, Cash. THE VINTAGE COMMA SHERRY at 18s. per doz. THE VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE „ 275. „ THE VINTAGE CLARET ....... lls. „ THE VINTAGE PORT from 20s. „ Medical and Clericil Testimonials, together with the Illus trated Vintage Almanac, containing full detailed Price 14%4 post free on application. Four Dozen Wine sent Carriage Free. It, Bloomsbury-street, 4 doors south of New Oxford-street. THE OLD•ESTABLISHED WOMPTON GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICE FOR SERVANTS. (UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE.) MRS. DONO VAN, 56, BROMPTON-ROAD. Families requiring Servants are respectfully sol , cited to apply, there being always a large supply on the books. Applications for Servants during the past year, 1,760. Lists of Servants forwarded on application. Office Hours from 10 till 4 daily, Yearly subscribers of One Guinea supplied with every olas of Servants free of extra charge. Upper Servants, ss. ; Under do., 2s. 6d. BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir cassian Bloom, Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair, teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison.—Can be had only at Madame RACHEL'S, 47A, New Bond-street, where. she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and _ll most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN G OSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restwes the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at whp t age. The Agua Amarel!a has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month w ill keen it in pert ect colour. l'rice one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 108. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals untioubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. 'FIR, SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER _55 PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING EIinIFDY.--Pre ,,ared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. •cott, of Bromley, Aient, will be found invaluable to all who offer from bilious acid , fiver complaints, indigestion, wind, pesms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual (iv aperient medicine, and as a purifier ;I )s t t he en b e l ' O B oZ a they l lyar a n r i efruly excellent; mild in their opera .fan and grateful to ihe stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and streligthen the whole nervous system. ,iold by W. Lambert, t, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,]s. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green paekre, with " William Lambert," engraved en the stamp. r. r „ , ......: .4 ' . ...ii ,.... 7 . . ,„ . ... • - . -.'• 4 ,ZY- 4 : : , ...t.: 1 , ~....-... 1, 0 14,' , • ••=7 ~.. :,,,.. . _ ... , ,- ?' 4t.. - oc. M t' 1 :...1 43 ,1; 4 '• , vs, ~.,', z. ,3 ~ ~,..: -t , . ~, ,t.,- . ... , k ,v&„ .._, % - -, , , — ,- -,- ^ 1 —...3 ; .,, ,- 1,,, , ~... -- 72 , 1 „,,,, ... 1:7-... • - . .., , , I fy , ~,. ... Z, ~ . -, q, , I , k 1, . h. .' 4 . 4 . ' I ‘: . •' I +l , . 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The fel:owing diplomatic correspondence has taken place between the British and Saxon Govern ments in reference to the Schleswig-Holstein tion Rae], RUSSELL TO C. A, MURRAY, ESQ. Foreign Office, 1/.c. 17. Sir,—Tier Majesty's Government have heard with sur prise and pain the language which has been held in reference to the London Protocol of May, 1852. The Powers which signed that treaty, or eventually be came parties to it, must recollect that it was made binding not only on Denmark, but also on Great Britain, France, Russia, and Sweden, who were parties to the treaty, and on all other States and Powers giving their consent or adhesion thereto, and that it was the expressed object and aim of that treaty, not to rogulate the mutual relations between Den mark and Germany, but to serve as an essential agreement in the general interest of Europe. A violation of the engagement entered into by Denmark towards Germany, in the years 1851 and 1852, is an offence the reparation of which may be justly demanded. Such a violation, however, cannot result in rendering a solemn European treaty invalid towards other parties to it The promises made by Denmark, in 1852, in reference to Schleswig and Holstein may have been for Austria and Prussia the prevailing motive for their becoming parties to the Protocol of May, 1852, but if those powers do not re main faithful to their engagements, they cannot with a shade of justice adduce an excuse that they were deceived in their expectations relative to the fulfilment by Denmark of obligations which had been undertaken at a former period in other documents. The entire basis of treaty arrangements in Europe would be overthrawn, if such an excuse for the breach of a clear and simple treaty could be admitted. Any Sovoreign,when called upon to fulfil hie : engagement - e t might say, "My reason for withdrawal from such a trea'y was, that I had made another agreement wiibione of the parties thereto. This other agreement has been violated; my treaty with you is, therefore, null and void," Her Majesty's Government is convinced that the Court of Dresden will understand that, if such a lineof agreement were admitted as valid, every existing treaty would become waste paper. I refrain from quoting cases in point, in which such a light and inconsiderate mode of interpreting treaties would prove seriously prejudicial to the German powers themselves. For the present, it may suffice her Majesty's Govern ment to declare that they would consider any departure from the succession Protocol of 1852, on the part of those Powers who had signed, or become parties to the said treaty, as wholly incompatible with good faith.—l have, &c., (Signed) RUSSELL. You are requested to leave a copy of this despatch with Baron von Beust. BARON VON BEUST TO COUNT VITZIIVII, SAXON MI NISTER IN LONDON. Dresden, Dec. 29. Count,—Mr. Murray has just communicated to me a despatch relating to the affairs of the Duchies of Schleswig Holstein, of which I herewith subjoin a copy. It will be easy for you to point out that Earl Russell's despaech undertakes to establish an opinion in reference to the validity of the London Protocol of May 8, 1852, which was never entertained by the Royal Government ; and I presume that her Britannio Majesty's Chief Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will consider it abortive to enter iato a discussion on such grounds. The Royal Government finds itself in presence of a question which has arisen in consequence of the demise of his Majesty King Frederick VII. of Denmark, and been brought forward in the Federal Diet, the organ of the German Confederation. The Am bassador of his deceased Majesty at the Diet presented his credentials to be recognised as the representative of King Christian IX. in his asserted capacity as Duke of Holstein and Lauenburg. At the same time the agnate claims of the Prince cf Augustenburg to the said duchies were submitted to the Federal Diet by the authorised Bavarian ambas sador. The Royal Government on its part will pursue no other course than that dictated by justice. Having at the Federal Diet voted in favour of measures which they considered es sential to ensure the complete carrying out of its resolutions it entered upon the study of the succession question, and will give its vote in accordance with the result of this exa mined ,n. As Earl Russell has been pleased to call our attention to the protocol of May 8,1852, it may not be useless to make a few observations on that subject. The act in question, which was intended to establish a new line of succession in Denmark, has been approved and confirmed by the Danish Reichstag, but in order to make it valid, and applicable to the German Duchies, it was neces sary to obtain the consent of the representative of the agnate lino of succession, then that of the Sates, and finally that of the German Federal Diet. Not one of these conditions has been fulfilled. It is conse • quently unnecessary for the Diet, in order to dispute the validity of the treaty of May 8, 1852, relative to the duchies, to take into consideration its complaints against Denmark for the violation during many years by that Power of the obligations she had undertaken towards Germany. When invited by the Powers signing the London proto • col to become a party thereto, the Royal Government did not withhold their consent—not participation—to a combi nation which, if Denmark had faithfully fulfilled her en• gagements towards Germany, might have succeeded; for at that time there was a prospect of obtaining the consent of all parties concerned, which was indispensable to render the treaty effectual. An attempt was not even made to secure this participation, because it was clear that in face of the violation by the Danish Government of its obligations, it was impossible to arrive at such a result. In this manner the treaty was left incomplete, and inapplicable in an essen tial part. The Powers signing the treaty cannot surely, therefore, reproach the Federal Diet or its members. The Royal Government, as the British Cabinet will doubtless recollect, has already on a former occasion dis tinctly declared that it was not their intention to anticipate the resolutions which the Confederation, through the organ of the Federal Diet, might find it advisable to arrive at. The case which was foreseen at that time has presented itself today, and the Royal Government make use of the liberty which they wisely. reserved. I venture to hope that this explanation of the true state of affairs will give Earl Russell a just appreciation of our conduct, as his well-known sense of right and justice leads us to expect. It is in fact enough to possess honourable in tentions thought departing t o o thatthe Royal Government never You will have the goodness, Count, to read this despatch roreign Affairs, and leave with to him the a copy Chie f of Secretaryt the same.f THE NEW PRISON MINISTERS ACT. At the January General Quarter Session of the Magis trates for the county of Middlesex, held at the Clerkenwell Sessions-house yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. H. Powell, after some routine business had been despatched, Mr. E. W. Cox rose, pursuant to notice, to move : " That the visiting justices of each prison be requested to inquire and report to the Court on the next county day the number of Roman Catholic prisoners that have passed through each prison during the last 12 months, the number of Roman Catholic prisoners then in each prison, and the number of Roman Catholic prisoners in each prison who have been visited by a priest during the preceding three months." He said that, in making this motion, it was necessary that he should explain why he brought it forward after the de ci ion which had been come to by the last Court. At that court a motion was submitted to them which rather took them by surprise. For want of authentic information they were not prepared to pronounce an opinion on the question laid before them. He thought it desirable that they should approach the subject of the Prison Ministers Act with the facts necessary to a right judgment in their possession, and therefore he had given notice of a motion for obtaining from the visiting justices the statistical information reierred to in his resolution. The Prison Ministers Act contained two important provisions, the first of which evidently contem plated that where there was a large number of prisoners differing from the Established Church, a minister of their own faith should be appointed and paid to attend them ; and the second contemplated the admission of such a minister to visit them, whether the requested...W-0r not,. in cases where the number of such prisoners was few, and where the expense of engaging a chaplain for them might not be justified. The real question to be considered in their county, as he took it, would arise under the first of those two provisions. The main question—viz., whether it was desirable to appoint a paid minister of any persuasion other than that of the Established Church—ought, however, to be deferred until they knew officially what was the precise number of Roman Catholic prisoners who passed through the gaols of Middlesex. When the proper time arrived, if the statistics for which he asked were such as he anticipated they would be, he would be prepared to state the reasons why he thought the Court should carry out the provisions of the Act. Another notice of motion on this subject had been given by Mr. Turner, the first part of which closely resembled his own, but it went on to suggest that the visit ing justices should also be asked to report their opinion as to the expediency of appointing a Roman Catholic chaplain in accordance with the new Act. Now, he objected entirely to anything like an invitation of an expression of opinion from dis M eu r s . si C o o n s of b a ei m ng oti h o e n re no c t a y ll e e t d re t ! o order s e f c o t r i o a n n t o i f e ip t h a t e i n C g o t u h r e t . gularly before them, concluded by moving his resolution for returns. Mr. T. TURNER said it might be convenient if he now moved his resolution by way of amendment, instead of troubling the court with two discussions on the same sub jeer. He was quite ready to adopt Mr. Cox's motion as far as it went, but he thought they ought to go further. Mr. Cox was opposed to inviting any enression of opinion from the visiting justices of their prisons; but it certainly had been usual, when any measure was suggested affecting the administration of any particular institution, to invite from those magistrates, who hail special charge of that institu tion, not only a statement of those facts which were impor tant for the information of the Co;Ort, but also an expression of opinion resulting from their own exprience and intimate knowledge of all the details of the case, Zoreover, even when the Court had before them the opinion of the commit tee, they could throw it aside if they did not approve it; and certainly it could do no possible harm. His present motion was in substance the same as he had moved by way of amendment whan that question was last before the Court. Some members might not be aware of the different alter natives which the Act presented for their consideration. They wore not limited to the simple course of appointing a minister of the Roman Catholic persuasion to attend the prisoners of that Church in their houses of correction and paying him a salary. It was also competent for them to leave the visiting justices of each prison to exercise the per missive power vested in them by the Act of inviting, or not refusing, the voluntary services of any Roman Catholic priest who might offer them, reserving the matter of his remuneration for future consideration. Now, the Court refused, on the last county day, specially to appoint a Roman Catholic chaplain, but they still might adopt the second alternative he bad just mentioned. He was him. self rather in favour of that course, much as bit by bit re form had been derided. IVithout, therefore, interfering with their previous decision the Court might accede to his motion, unless, indeed, they were perfectly satisfied with the working of the present system, and thought nothing at all should be done under the new Act. the Court would, he believed, be slow entirely to disregard on that subject a decision of the Leislature concurred in by the leading men of all parties. But, not to rest his case on the deference due to the Legislature, reasonable as he thought that deference, let him Remind them of one or two facts as to the state of Coldbath-fields Prison, with which, as chairman of the visiting justices, he was personally acquainted. There were upwards of 1,800 prisoners there at their last Friday's meeting, and of that number 380 were Roman Catholics. How many of those 380 would the Court suppose had been visited by a minister of their own persuasion during the preceding week ? Why, only eight I and small as that number was, he believed it was twice the ordinary weekly average. There were not more, he believed, than four Roman Catholic prisoners per week who made a special request to see a minister of their own Church. Was that a satisfactory state of things ? What became of the remaining 372 ? Did they, through the magical effect of their incarceration, immediately become good members of the Church of England, and, by attending the prison chapel, renounce their connexion with their own creed? Nobody could conclude anything of the kind. The great mass of them passed through their prison life without any religious exercises whatever. Roman Catholic prisoners were now allowed to be visited by their priests, provided they specially requested it, but not otherwise. On what grounds was that permitted? Not on the ground of fa vour due to good conduct, because, be the prisoner's con duct bad or good, his request was equally granted or equally refused. The ground was either that they would not deny him a right—the right of having religions ministration in conformity with his own faith—or else that they allowed it for purposes of reformation. If they granted it becmse nobody confined in a prison should be subjected to a religious disability from which he was exempt outside its walls, it surely ought to be extended to those who did not make a special request equally with those who did. Moreover, if it was granted for purposes of reforma tion to those who made a special request, clearly those who made no such request required that reformatory in fluence most of all. (Hear.) On principle, then, the pre sent system cou'd not be defended, and nobody acquainted with the state of crime in the country could regard its practical working as any more satisfactory. He trusted, therefore, that the Court would adopt his amendment, viz. : " That it be referred to the Committee of the Visiting Justices of the three county prisons to inquire and report to the Court what numbers of Roman Catholic prisoners have been committed to each prison (stating separately the numbers of adults and juveniles of each sex), during each of the three years ending respectively, Michaelmas, 1861, Michaelmas, 1862, and Michaelmas, 1863, and also what are the present numbers of such prisoners within the same pri sons respectively. And that such committee do report further whether, having regard to the numbers of the Roman Catholic prisoners within the aforesaid prisons respectively, and to the circumstances of each prison, it is in their opinion advisable that a minister of the Roman Catholic Church should be appointed by the Court, under the provisions of the ' Prison Ministers Act, 1863,' to attend on the prisoners belonging to that Church, at each or either of the prisons; or whether it appears to them preferable for the Court to leave it to the visiting justices of each prison to act, if they think fit, upon the authority vested in them by the said act (in the event of no such nominationas aforesaid being made) to permit the visits of a Roman Catholic minister to pri soners belonging to that Church, without any special re. quest for such visits on the part of the prisoners , themselves; or whether, lastly, they are of opinion that it will be fit and proper to leave the ministrations to Roman Catholic pri soners, in each or ()idler of such prisons, on their present footing. And that such committee be requested, in the event of their recommending the nomination by the Court of ministers of the Roman Catholic Church to each or either of the said prisons, to state whether any and what annual or other sums ought, in their opinion, to be awarded to such ministers respectively in remuneration for their ser vices. And that the committee be requested to state to the Court the grounds upon which their recommendations or opinions upon the abevo points respectively shall have been founded." - (Signed) ileum The foregoing was sent to Earl Russell by Count Vitzthum, accompanied by the following memo randum :-- COUNT VITZTIII73.I TO EARL RUSSELL. Hobart-place, Jan. 4. I wro this morning to request the honour offt atoll interview, your lor lordship t as you will scarcely be able to see me to-morrow before the Cabinet Council, at which I hear the Holstein question will be discussed, I take the liberty of sending you the subjoined copy of a despatch which reached me this morning, It is the reply of Baron von Beust to your lordship's despatch of the 17th December. As you will doubtless remember, we have never used the arguments combated by You in the document referred to, and have at all times maintained that the rights of the German Duchies are establiehed on a strong and sure foun dation. One principal reason for not voting with the ma jority at the sitting of the Diet on th e 7th D ecem ber was owing, perhaps, to cur ha ving been unable to discover any formal connection•bet ween the Danish obligations of 1851 and the treaties of 1852, although he did not wish to deny the existence of a moral connection. We have not said, and do not say, "The Treaty of 1852 is null and void so long as Denmark has not fulfilled her engagements of 1851." We say rather, merely— A treaty has been concluded in which certain arrangements for the future have been prepared. But the event for which the said treaty mad e arr a ngemen t s has not occurred. Xing Frederic k - VII. is certainly deceased without issue; he is also deceased without being able to introduce legally and rig htfull y into the German portion of his possessions the new hereditary succession which the signatories to the treaty of 1852 htd in view, and which they would have been bound to maintain had the above-mentioned arrangements really thoroughly been carried out. As this latter is not the case, the treaty of itself has not attained per fection on account of the non - accomplishment of three ma terial preliminary conditions. 1. The consent of the collective ag na f es. 2. The consent of the estates of Schleswig and Holstein. 3. The consent of the German Confederation. n instance of s t r iki ng s i m ilit u d e. I m Pragmatica Sanction." Karl VI., Mailing male issue, d„i t ed to alter th e ex i s ti ng or d er o f succession in favour of his daughter. He concluded treaties G er a then history so-called affords ‘ d ‘ with all the principal Powers. Did these treaties satisfy him ? No. He held it for ri ght and wise to lay the Prag ststes and P rov i nc i a l Assem bli es and they ac ce pt e d i t. The o m f a h t i i c s S d a i ff n e c r t e i n o n t t b e e r f r o i r t Sae r t i h e e s , conse quence of this was, t h a t when at a l ater period foreign Powers sought to rob Maria There sa o f ocrta i n portions o f her inheritance the peo ple rose to d e f en d t h e r i ghts of t h e Empress. "Had Frederi c k VII. acted in the present casewith the same wislom a s K ar l VI., and had th e p eop l e of Schleswig'and Holstein op en ly declared th emselves in favour o f Christian IX., as didte Austrians an d H ungarians at that time for rho E mpreg , are you of opinion that Gc?many would have stepped in and questioned the legality of the succession which the Ireaty of London sought to arrange ? I confidently hope your lordship will pardon theso. few Mr. BARER seconded the amendment. Lord EBURY thought that, instead of extending to the wide question opened by the amendment, the disoussion ought, if possible, to be confined to Mr. Csx's simple Pro• position—viz., that they should be furnished with fuller in formation. Very recently the Court came to a decision ad verse to the appointment of a ltoman Catholic minister in accordance with the act of Parliament; and the avowed object of Mr. Turner's amendment was to induce them to reverse that decision. He sincerely hoped that that deci -s;wl would be reversed; but the mode of attaining that end ' t uo.'st.eougenial_to the Court would be by now limiting their ao ti o ,l to a request for further information. The main question at issue was clearly one of proportion and degree, K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRI3II WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It h Puce, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Jilinahau's LL Whisky." THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting cf Soup, Fish, 3tade Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c.. is served daily from 3 to 9 p. m ., and on Sunday from 5 to half-past 8 p.m. JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. ATLANTIC and GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in conformity with the terms on which the first Mortgage Bonds of the Pennsyl vania Section of this Railroad were issued, the following BONDS, viz.: 80 BONDS Or I.coo DOLLARf EACII. 4 99 94 506 804 1093 1303 1640 21 142 345 512 806 1101 1314 1684 29 189 382 514 060 1102 1453 1707 51 193 389 528 982 11 6 1455 17.8 52 231 411 529 086 1107 1463 1737 55 232 412 533 1028 1122 1464 1833 83 235 449 584 1051 1154 1465 1831 84 257 450 624 1058 1205 1571 1835 90 287 451 721 1077 1208 1599 1836 93 292 472 745 1084 1301 1600 1851 24 BONDS OF 500 DOLLARS EACH, 2024 2122 2144 2185 2257 2309 2421 2472 2047 2127 2154 2221 2274 2398 2414 2493 2068 2140 2168 2247 2298 2420 2459 2573 80 BONDS OF 100 DOLLARS EACH. 2601 5707 2931 3147 3402 1546 4141 4356 2502 2725 2917 3202 3410 3574 4216 4359 2604 2733 -•2949•. - 8203 8431 3820 4260 • 4362 2613 2751 2953 3273 3435 3 ~ .95 4204 4363 2626 2774 2963 3280 3469 3'96 ' 4266 4370 2637 2EOO 2970 32'9 3475 39 2 4308 4165 2667 2809 2976 3336 3529 3913 4309 4520 2683 2336 2977 3318 3539 4006 4117 4563 2694 2873 3145 3351 3540 4116 4323 4583 2704 2895 3146 3352 3545 4121 4329 4539 were this day publicly* DRAWN at the London Tavern, in this city, in the presence of Thomas 110110, Esq., seaetary to the Company, by the undersigned public notary. Notice is also given that of the Bonds so drawn such as have been issued in London will be paid or at par on presentation at the Company's office, No. 2, Old Broad-street, KC„ on and after the Ist day of April next, in addition to the coupon due on that day, after whioh all interest will cease. . _ GRAIN, Notary Public. London, Jan. 12,1981. T HIRTY-FIRST REPORT of the UNION BANK OF LONDON. At a Half-yearly Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Court-room of the Banking House, 2, Princes-street, Man sion House, on Wednesday, the 13th of Janu*ry, 1861, P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor, in the Chair, the following REPORT was read by the Secretary : The Directors have the pleasure to report that the net profits for the Six Months ending the 31st December last, after payment of all charges (including the sum of £112,457 is. 10d. for interest paid and due to customers on their cur rent and deposit accounts), and making ample provision for all bad and doubtful debts, amount to £114,323 14s. Bd., which, with £668 12s. Bd. brought forward from 30th June last, make together £114,592 78. 4d. 'the Directors now declare a dividend of 13s. per share, clear of income tax, for the six months ending 31st Decem ber last, amounting to £54,000, and leaving a balance df £61,992 7s. 9d. This state of the accounts induces the Directors to antici pate that which, in the ordinary course, they would have postponed until July next, in order that the proprietors may participate in the profits of the past six months at the earliest possible period ; they have, therefore, appropriated £60,000 of the profits of the past half year to the Reserved Fund ; and out of such Reserved Fund, thus increased to £170,000, they have appropriated £6 1 ,000 in adding I per share to the paid-up capital of the Company, which will thus be increased from £720,000 to £780,000. After deducting the sums applied in payment of the divi dend, and i❑ addition to the Re- erved Fund, amounting to gether to £114,00 there will remain a balance of £992 7e. 4d. for appropriation in July next. THE UNIO, BANK OF LONDON. For the Half-Year ending 31st December, 1863. GENERAL BALANCE. DR. LIABILITIES. Capital—£lo per share paid up on 60,000 shares £600,000 ~ £2 ver share artded out of Reserved Profits 120,000 £;20,x00 0 0 Due by the Bank on Current Accounts. D• - posit Receipts (including interest accrued), and other obligations 16,472,M 13 7 It, served Fund, invested in Consols, .8 per Contra llO,OOO 0 0 Rebate on Bills not due ...... ....... Balance at credit of Profit and Loss £1!',444,384 5 1 ASSETS. Cash in the Bank —X741,644 8 8 „ in B tnk of England 779,685 13 7 „ lent at Call 972,000 0 0 .Z 2,493 331 2 3 Investments in Government Stock, Exche quer Bills, Debentur , s, 1c 921,200 4 2 £iiii,46o 19s. Ed. Consols (taken at 923) Re served Fund l l O,OOO 0 0 Bank Premises consisting of Freelwld Buildings in Princes-street, Mans'on Hou.e-street, Argyle-place, and Ft- et street ; and Lease awl Fixtures of No. 4, Pall-mall East ... , 108;;75 4 5 Loans, Bills Discounted, &c. . _ 13,811,077 11 3 417,414,381 5 1 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. _ ___---- Dn. Amount of Dividend of 18a, per Share Appropriated ti Reserved Fund Balance, Wine' Undivided Profit carried for ward to next hall year Cu. £114,092 7 4 ----- Profit unappropriated on 30th June 1.186.3 .. £668 12 8 Amount of net profit of the half-year ending 3 tst December, 1863, aft e^ deducting all ex penses, and interest paid, and due 112,4,7 is. 10d.), allowed to customers on their cur rent and deposit accounts - 114,323 14 8 £114,992 7 4 The Governor then declared a Dividend for the past Half year of 183. per share. clear of it come tax. Also the capitalisation of £60,000 of the Reserved Fund, by adding £1 per share to each of the 80,000 shares of the Com pany. It was Resolved unanimously— That the report now read be adopted, printed, and circu lated among the Proprietors. That the most cordial thanks of the Meeting be even to the Governor, the Deputy-Governor, and the Directors, for the able, efficient, and profitable manner in which they have conducted he affairs of the Bank during the past half-y•ar. Tha the best thanks of th.. Meeting be given to Mr. W. W. Scrimgeour, the General Manager, for the zeal and abi lity so long displayed by him in the discharge of his impor tant duties. That the thanks of the Meeting be given to Mr. Barton, the Manager ; Mr. In7pen, the Manager of the Regent-street Branch ; Mr. St. Barbe, the Manager of the Charing-cross Branch; Mr. Beattie, the Manager ot the Temple-bar Branch; and to Mr. Newmarch. the Secretary, for the zealous and efficient manner in which they have discharged their several duties. (Signed) P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Governor. That the thanks of the Meeting be given to P. Northall Laurie, Esq., the Governor, for his conduct in the chair this day. (Signed) JAMES FARQUHAR, Deputy-Governor. Extracted from the Minutes. HENRY NEWMARCH, Secretary. N.B.—The Dividend will be payable on and after Wednes day, the 20th inst. Proprietors, desiring it, may exchange their present cer tificates for new ones expressing that 413 per share have been paid. RIFLE CONFERENCE. The third and concluding meeting of this conference was held yesterday, and was well attended. Lieut.- Col. Halford (Leicestershire Wolunteers) presided, in place of the Duke of Wellington, who was prevented by an imperative engage ment from attending. Mr. Rigby, of the Dublin Rifle Club, read a paper upon the pro2er conditions of rifle matches. Mr. Melford, of Clifton, next read a paper upon the same subject, in which he condemned the proposal to handicap men as unjust and injurious. If all were brought down to a dead level of mediocrity, the final result would be left en tirely to chance, and a deterioration in the general quality of rifle shooting would follow the practical exclusion of the best men from matches. The handicapping of weapons, as the Enfield against the small bore, was also objectionable, if not impossible. Mr. Parsons (Hon. Artillery Company) followed with a paper, in which he suggested an arrange ment of prizes into three classes for various degrees of skill in the competitors. Capt. Tyrrell deprecated handicapping of either men or weapons, but recommended that prizes should be less in amount and greater in number. As to the nature of the prizes ,he believed a majority of the competi tors would prefer hard cash, but the best plan would Ee to give either money or an object of equal value, as the win ner might elect. Mr. Thornby thought that handicapping would be a mistake. Capt. M‘Gregor read a letter from Lord Dude, in which an opinion was expressed that the small-bore weapon now used in matches was useless as a warlike weapon. Capt. M'Gregor proposed a scheme for dividing competitors at rifle matches into three classes, the National Rifle Association to give to certain prizes the cha racter of first or second class. In the course of the general discussion an unanimous opinion was expressed against any system of handicapping, although one gentleman suggested la at upon the ground of expediency, and to maintain the financial success of rifle meetings, some modification of the present system must ho adopted. An increase in the num ber of prizes, and a diminution in their value, was also ad mitted to be desirable, £3O being regarded as the highest sum that should be given at any ordinary meeting as one prize. The question of telescopic and aperture sights evoked much remark, and considerable diversity appeared to pre vail as to their relative merits, and to the propriety of their being used at all. Col. Rutley and Mr. Collette, of the let Middlesex Artillery, urged the claims of carbines as a match weapon, the latter gentleman stating that with his own ammunition the carbine made as good practice at short ranges as the . Enfield. Cap t ai n P age announced that the Nat i ona l Rifle Association i ntended giving a prize for carbine shooting at Wimbledon thi s year. T h e c h a i rman having,r Na those present up on the success of the confer ence, brit summed up th e results of the discussion, and w hich he was sure would b e of great benefit, the pro gs were then brought to a c l ose by a vote of thanks etecineoienctdehgientulated Council of King's College and the contributors of the various papers, PRICE STAMPED ....sd. depending upon the , haracter and religious denominations of the inmates of Intr prisons; and if an interval were allowed for mem b er n , to obtain accurate returns on the subject, he thought the convenience as we'.l as the de corum of the Court would be much promoted. r. LAWRIE said that although the question was disposed of at their last meeting, it was disposed of avowedly on the ground that they had not before them the statistics requi site to guide them to a right decision upo't it, They knew, indeed, practically what the effect of those statistics would be; but they had not yet that information in en official and authentic shape. That deficiency Mr. Cox's resolution would supply, and it would hereafter be open to him to found a further motion upon the returns. Mr. Turner's proposal to refer the main question to any section of the Court was very objectionable. Matters of detail might very well be so referred; but that was a question, not of detail, but of principle, and as such it should be dealt with by the Court on their own responsibility. Would they or would they not recognise the principle of the Prison Ministers Bill ? He believed they ultimately would. It was their bounden duty to do so. and if they did not they would virtually abrogate the act of Parliament as far as that county was concerned. (No.) That was his own individual opinion. The adoption or rejection of the act should be discussed, after fair notice, by the whole body of the magistrates, who ought not to shrink from pronounchig a decision upon it ; and, if they agreed to adopt it, then would be the time for referring to the visiting justices points of detail as to salary, or the mode of giving effect to that decision. Under the second section of the act, the visiting justices had power to admit a Roman Catholic minister to the prisons if they thought fit. If, in a prison containing I,ftoo prisonees, they found 380 Protes tants, did anybody doubt that they would have a Protestant chaplain P Then, on the principle of doing as they would be done by, it was their duty to have a Roman Catholic chaplain for the 380 prisoners of that faith. at Coldbath fields. They were required to do it by the Act. ("No.") Practieally, the 'Act was obligatory upon them. (" No ; it is discretionary.") No doubt it was an injunction left to their candour and honourable feeling by the Legislature. because the circumstances of particular districts were so varions that one fixed uniform rule could not be made uni versally binding. But the preamble of the Act expressly declared that the present system was defective and required amending and extending. They had no right, then, to set up their own opinion that the present practice was sufficient in opposition to the declared will of parliament. He did not deal with that as a religious question, but as a question of the respect due to an Act of Parliament. At the proper time he should vote for the appointment of a stated minister for the Roman Catholic prisoners. It was said that what they did for prisoners of that persuasion they must do for prisoners of all their denominations. No doubt, a single soul was infinitely precious, but the Legislature had made numbers the test in this matter ; slid, moreover, there were no such broad distinctions between Dissenters and the Church of England as made submission to the ministrations of the latter a sin on the part of the former, as was the case with Doman Catholics. Apprehensions of proselytism had been expressed, but it did not lie in their mouths to talk about proselytism when every one of the 380 Roman Catholic prisoners referred to was liable every day to be called upon by a Protestant chaplain, and might be compelled to receive his ministrations (" No l")—not, indeed, in the chapel, but in his cell. Mr. Cox withdrew his motion in favour of the first para graph of the amendment, which then became the substantive motion, Mr. Turner consenting to limit his proposal for the present to a mere request for returns. Mr. HALSWELL thought there was a practical difficulty in the way of their agreeing to the resolution for returns. At the Westminster House of Correction, for example, he believed the particulars now asked for were not k"pt on re cord, and therefore could not be furnished. Mr, Sergeant PAYNE hoped it would be distinctly under stood that if the motion now proposed was agreed to the hands of the Court would not thereby be in any way tied when they came to discuss the question of principle here- BLer. Mr, Turner's motion for returns was then agreed to nem. con., w ith the addition of words suggested by Mr. Stanford, to embrace the statistics of other denominations besides Roman Catholics as far as they can be obtained. Mr. LA'wnlE then gore notice that on next county day, if the returns now ordered were produced, he intended to move that, having regard to ;,.be number of Roman Catholic prisoners within the three prison in that county, it is expe dient to appoint for each of such prisons a minister of that church, at a reasonable renumeration, under the provisions of the PI icon Ministers Act. Adjourned. THE CITY REMEMBRANCER, Yesterday, nt 2 o'clock, a special Court of Common Coun cil was held at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor presiding, to elect a Remew brancer for the City of London, in the plAce of Mr. Edward Tyrrell, who resigned the &Bee, which is one of great antiquity, in the summer of lest year, in consi deration of declining health and advanced ago, atter a ser vice in the corporation extending over half a century. Great interest was taken in the ceremony by the members of the corporation, the office being one of considerable emolument, and there being as many as 11 candidates. By a recent vote of tiLe Common Council the salary, which until now has fluctuated in amount, and which of late years had averaged £2,003, was tared at £1,500 a year, with an annual allow ance of £4OO besides for office expenses. The candidates, statii;: . ; their names in alphabetical order, were Mr. Brandon WoodtLorPe, of Mill-hill, Barnes-com mon, barrister, and Registrar ofthe Lord Mayor's Court— Mr. Henry Edwards Brown, of 8, yarliament-street,West minster, Parliamentary agent and so;: citor— Mr. William Corrie, 20, Leicester-square, barrister, a 0 magistrate at Bow-street police-court—Mr. James Crosby, 3, Church court, Old Jewry, solicitor—Mr. George Colvve..ll Oke, Queen's-road, Peckham, ass'stant-clerk to the Lord Ma,"r —Mr. James Pearse Peachey, 3, New-square, Lincoln's inn, barrhter—Mr. Henry Thomas Riley, M.A., 31, St. Peter's-square, Hammersmith, barrister—Mr. Samuel Spofforth, 12, Great George-street, Westminster, Parlia mentary agent and solicitor—Mr. Ed ward Walmisley, '26, Abingdon-street, Westminster, Parliamentary agent and solicitor—Mr. John R. L. Walmisley, 5,. Victoria-street, Westminster, Parliamentary agent and solicitor—and Mr. John Samuel Wilde, 10, Sergeant's inn, Fleet-street, bar rister and Parliamentary draughtsman and conveyancer. On the motion of Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR., seconded by Mr. KEARNS, the Court first reduced the 11 candidates to four by poll, then from four to two, and afterwards decided the election by a third poll, which, in pursuance of a standing order, was kept open one hour. By the first poll seven of the candidates were eliminated—namely, Mr. Brown, Mr, Oke, Mr. Peachey, Mr. Riley, Mr. Spofforth, Mr. Edward Walmisley, and Mr. John Walmisley, and the field of choice was narrowed to Mr. Corrie, who had 127 votes—Mr. Brandon, 111—Mr. Crosby, S4—and Mr. Wilde, 60. The second operation resulted in Mr. Crosby and Mr. Wilde being struck off. The contest finally lay between Mr. Corrie and Mr. Brandon, who by the second poll had respectively 103 and 64 votes. At the close of the poll the Lord Mayor stated that 100 votes had been recorded for Mr. Corrie, and 57 for Mr. Brandon. He therefore declared the election to have fallen upon Mr. (Jerrie. The successful candidate did not enter into the competi tion until the eleventh hour. The Aldermen almost to a man voted for him, as did the great majority of the Common Council, and the result of the election appeared to give general satisfaction to the members of the Court. It may bo mentioned as a coincidence that Mr. Carrie polled pre cisely the same number of votes (100) when a few years ago be was a candidate for the office of Judge of the Sheriffs' Court of the Corporation, and was defeated by a majority of one. Mr. Corrie was originally educated as a solicitor, but afterwards studied for the Bar, to which he was called by the Inner Temple in June, 1836. He practised for some years before committees of the Houses of Lords and Com mons, in the Common Law Courts, and in patent cases in the Court of Chancery. He was at one time Judge of the now defunct Palace Court, in respect of which office, on the abolition of the court, he was allowed a pension until he became a police magistrate, when he was obliged to re linquish it in consequence of holding an office under the Crown. Of late years he has been chiefly known as one of the stipendiary magistrates at the Bow-street Police -court. A NEW COMEDIETTA, by Mr. Troughtop, is underlined at the Strand; also A NEW FARCE by Mr. Hancock. No llonn complete without a WILCOX AND GtBBS' SEWING-MACHINE. Simple, compact, efficient, durable, and noiseless. Warranted to fulfil all the requirements of a perfect family machine. 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Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous tancies.—Cure, No. 54,816. The Rev. James T. Campbell, Fakenham. Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, which had resisted all medical reatment. In tins, Ilb, 29 vd ; 21b, 4s 6d; 51b, lts; 121 b, 225; 241 b, 40s. Barry du Barry and CJ., No. 77, Regent-street, London ; also Fortnum and Mason; and all grocers and chemists in every town of the United Kingdom. . 2 , 47_,....„4,...;......,e5. V EINTSP..kPER 7.......-.. The Crawley Cow 36it- -- , --41-- , t' The following ere the r.. _T, r #: _ 5 i: 7, • r w . /..,,,.._,..--- • 4 ,- 4 Tli:zhneos the Relri-Marshal C '.. .' ' ---" t : 4-',...;'---- . -1, - ~0 nn thn G -l-q.p..1 (7 , nr-m - r 'e.l he , '4kt i lt the ran November, 1863, for the - ilial otititl&- Colonel T. R. Crlwley, 6th 1):- .agoons Horse Guards, Tan. 14, 1661. After a patient and protracted trial the court lnartial on Lieut-Colonel Crawley has been brought to a close by the full and honourable acquittal of that officer. The Judge-Advocate General has submitted to her Ma jesty to confirm and approve the proceedings, and the Firld-Marshal Cottananding-in-Chief has recommended to her Majesty that the verdict of the Court should. bo now carried out. Lieut.-Colonel Crawley will therefor: resume the com mand of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons with the least p(•,s sible delay, and his Royal Highnese trusts that he prove by tact and judgment In the performance of his duties that he appreciates the ,importane.._t of hi •-; position as a commanding. officer, and that the painful experience of the pest has nor. been lost upon hirn. For it is only by a happy cembinnti4n of temper, judg ment, and discretion, united with firmness, that the con ,_ !nand of a regiment can be pi-61)&1y conducted, and the more difficult the elements with which a commanding cill cer may have to deal the more requisite is it for him to pos. secs and exercise those qualifications for command, The Court has remarked on the animus displayed by Major Swinley in giving his evidence, and has further no ticed the evasive, hesitating, and unsatisfactory character of the evidence of Surgeon Turnbull and Lieutenant and Adjutant Fitzsimon. In the proceedings of the Mhow court marti,.l both Ma jor Swinley and surgeon Turnbull were similarly reflected upon. His Royal Highness was disposed on that occasion to gii7e these officers a further trial, and did nor, remove them at thar.period from the Dragoons, brit he feels that he cannot again treat them with alike leniency. Major Swialey has unfortunately not availed himself of the forbearance then shewtt to him. He has not ceased to entertain feelings which strike at the root o ail dis cipline. His continuance in the 6th Dragoons can thereforn no logger be permitted, and he will be removed from ate regi ment accordingly, Surgeon Turnbull, in like mannar, has laid himself open to the gravest censure. His conduct with reference to the entries in the hospital records will become the subject of further inquiry, and should his explanations not prove satisfactory, most serious notice must necessarily be taken of his proceedings ; but, at all events, his continuance in the Inniskilling Dragoons has become impossible. Lieutenant and Adjutant Fitzsimon has by his replies and evasive answers proved himself utterly unfit for the post of adjutant, the duties of which he carried out in so unsatis factory a manner, as proved by his own evidence. It is further most undesirable that he should continue in the 6th Dragoons. He therefore will likewise be removed from the regiment. The general tone and temper evinced by a portion of the officers of the luniskilling Dragoons is most deplorabia. When the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief issued his Memorandum on the Mhow court-martial he was not, as ho is now, aware of the extent of ill-feeling which actually prevailed. Discipline cannot be maintained when such views are entertained by any portion of the officars of the regiment, and it greatly redounds to the credit of tha corps generally that its efficiency did not suffer more by the insubardinate and defiant tone manifested by same of its leading mem bers. The sad and painful lesson which has been experienced by all will, it is hoped, not be forgotten by those whd havo escaped censure. Without discipline an army is worse than useless, and, under all circumstances, it must, therefore, be maintained. His It)yal Highness, having had a personal and inti mate knowledge of what the Inuiskilling Dragoons were in former days, is must painfully impressed with the a tered tone of the regiment in respect of too many of its officers which is now brought to his notice. Bad elements must have been introduced, which have tended to this lament able change in a corps second to none in former days, both as regards discipline and effi.iiency. The Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief trusts that the decisive steps now taken may at once and for ever put a ' step to similar practices, alike destructive to the interests of the corps and to those of the individuals concerned. His Royal Highness cannot conclude these remarks without observing that he considers it due to the Comman der-in-Chief in India to state that, while he is still of opi nion that the character for sobriety of Sergeant-Major Lilley up to the period of his arrest was supported by the evidence before the Court, statements were subsequently made to Sir H. Rose, borne out by the opinions of -toe :me dical officers of the regiment, which explain to the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief the grounds upon which that 6islinguished General officer made the observations on that portion of the case incluhd iu his remarks on the Mhow court marttal. By command of his Royal liighnrss the Fi , Ad Marohal Commanding W. F, FonsTEn, Military S,:cr,Jary. TRIAL OF ARMOUR PLATES. Danmark is following in the wake of the great Gratinental Powers, who, before commencing their armourclads, have instituted competitive trials between the resistance offered by various plates of the same thickness manufactured in England and in France. The announcement mode some time back that French plates were about to compete with ours t a fi r e r d s taofneee of i r n a g s t a o m n i o s n h g_ i o n ur t m he an m u a fa r c k t e a t r s e o rs f which Eu rola w e a c s r a e ment, and which became almost one of consternation when at a trial of some French plates at Portsmouth they gave some really remarkable results as re garded their powers cf resistance. How the French managed to produce such good plates as were then experimented upon is a mystery to this day ; for, although since the unlooked for success of these few specimens they have regularly competed side by side with ours in various parts of Europe, their hb. ilure has been so rapid and so total as to drive them out of the market almost as quickly as they had entered t. Nowhere were they more signally de tested t h an ,' , efore the French officers at Vincennes, and since that time they have been officially con demned in Russia, .11olland, Sweden, England, and now, again, in Denms.i:k• This last experiment was begun in the arsenal near Copenhagen on the 27th of last month. The trial lasted over several days and the results have just been made public. Five plates were experimented upon—namely, one from Gaudet and Co., Lyons ; one from the Lancefield Company, Glasgow ; one from the Thames Ironworks, London ; one from Messrs. Rigby's works, Glas gow; and one from the Atlas works of Brown and Co., Sheffield. All the plates were or about the same size-15ft by 3/ft; each was 41-in thick, and backed to resemble the Warrior target, which is evellywhere taken as the standard of resistance, upon 18'n. of teak beams. The guns used were the usual 95ewt. 63-pounder naval ordnance, loaded with the fall service charge of 161 b. After three sho t s at each plate those of Gaudet and Co., the Lancefield works, and Thames Ironworks were so injured as to be de clared by the Commission to be unfit for farther competition. Messrs. Rigby's plate received four shots as close together as they could be aimed, and Messrs. Brown and Co.'s five shots, similarly directed, in a small space, without either showing signs of crack and very little of yielding. The firing was resumed on the 4th of this month, whtn another 42 -inch plate of Messrs. Cammell and Co., of Shef field, was added to the list of competitors, and it was then determined by the Commission to continue the firing as nearly as possible upon the same spot on each plate till it was fairly destroyed. Messrs. Cammell's plate was the first of the three which. yielded. Eight shots destroyed it, but both the seventh and the eighth carried away large pieces of the iron which had previously cracked. Messrs. Rigby's plate tools seven shots in addition to what; it had received on the first day before it was broken through, and the eighth shot carried a large piece of the plate through the backing. The firing at this plate, however, had, ae it happened, been more than that against Cammell's. Messrs. Brown and Co.'s plate received nine shots, in a space of 60 inches by 30 inches. The " last straw" was the ninth shot, which cracked the plate severely, bat no part of it was broken, nor, comparatively sneaking, was the backing irjared. The Thnish. C3mmission, therefore, declared the order of merit to be—Messrs. John ltroa'n and. Cn., Shcfn:!!de first; Messrs. Rigby and Ca., GlasgoW, seeottl ; and Messes. Cammell and Co., Sheffield, third. THE GREAT CLOCK.--" It is a triumph. of ingenuity." Daily Telegraph, 31, 1832. Clocks by the first artists of the day for the drawing room, diming room. bed room. library, hall, staircase, bracket, carriage, church, turret, rail ways, warehouse, counting house, musical, and astronomical. Church and turret chcks specially estimated for. Benson's illustrated pamphlet un clocks Oren by post for two s tamps), with descriptions and prices, enables those who live in any part of - the world to Klee a clock. Also a short pamphlet on cathedral and publ ic cloc,o, tree fur one stamp. P medal and izonourable mention in classes 3; and 15. J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Luc gate-hill, London. Established 1749. Wat^h and clock maker by special warrant of appointment to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.